What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada
Canada: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 26.3% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1990.
Canada ranks 121st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada was 26.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Canada ranks 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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